– indices that assess the development of infrared technologies - ICT indices (e-
indices): e-readiness index (E-Readiness Index developed by the Economist
Intelligence Unit together with the IBM Institute of Business Values), e-government
development index (E-Government Development The Index developed under the UN
Public Administration Program (UNPAP)), the Information and Communication
Technology Development Index (ICT Development Index is calculated using the
methodology of the UN Special Division - International Telecommunication Union),
the Digital Access Index (Digital Access Index is also developed by experts of the
International Telecommunication Union), the technological achievement index
(Technology Achievement Index is used by UNDP), the network readiness index
(Networked Readiness Index was published by the World Economic Forum, the
INSEAD and Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management take part in the
calculations), as well as Digital Opportunity Index, ICT Opportunity Index, ICT
Diffusion Index, etc.
Taking into account the peculiarities of the method of calculating these indices
for assessing the socio-economic development of regions in the system of regional
information management, the Knowledge Economy Index (KEI) can be applied [26;
27; 28; 29]. In order to calculate the KEI for the regions of Ukraine, it is advisable to
use a simplified information set of indicators (Table 3). An important role in adapting
the methodology for calculating an KEI of a knowledge-based economy is played by
the selection of adequate national statistical indicators for the regions that would retain
the original meaning of the original indicator and were in the official statistical
reporting [5; 6; 30]. With this in mind, you can use the simplified information content
of the KEI for the regions of Ukraine (Table 3).
Table 3 Simplified content of the knowledge economy index for regions, taking
into account features of national statistics
№
The name and characteristics of the indicators of the
country according to the original method
Indicators of the regions
according to the adapted method
1
Index of economic incentives and institutional regime
1.1 Tariff and non-
tariff barriers
Calculated on the basis of the Heritage
Foundation Trade Policy Index and
measures the degree of economic
freedom
1.2 Quality
management
Measures the disadvantages of market-
unfriendly policies, such as price
controls or inadequate banking
supervision. Calculated by the World
Bank
1.3 Legislation
Measures the degree of confidence of
subjects in the observance of public
order. Takes into account crime rates,
efficiency and predictability of the
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